Sentence examples for were worth from inspiring English sources

Suggestions(5)

were valuable

were worthless

were worthy

were useful

were desirable

"were worth" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to express the value of something in the past. Example: The stocks we held last year were worth a lot more than when we bought them.

Dictionary

were worth

noun

Value.

I'll have a dollar's worth of candy, please.

synonyms

Worth

Charles Frederick Worth

Exact(58)

We were worth money.

The New York Times - Magazine

They were worth £40m.

The Guardian

They were worth $50.

The New Yorker

Malaysia's were worth twice that.

The Economist

Both were worth the calories.

The New York Times

But they were worth it".

Independent

The diamonds were worth £200m.

The Guardian

"We were worth helping then.

The New York Times

The lessons were worth it.

The New York Times - Travel

They were worth waiting for.

The New York Times

They were worth every penny.

The New York Times - Travel

More suggestions(15)

were unworthy

were interesting

were dignified

were equivalent

member worth

were amounting

members worth

becoming worth

recommendations worth

establishments worth

considered worth

belonging worth

were valued

believed worth

maybe worth

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